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CASH INDICATOR AND RECORDER. No. 447,031. Patented Feb. 24,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

CHARLES KRL'SE, OF NED YORK, AND CARL \Y. \VETSS, OF BROOKLYN, XElYYORK.

CASH iNDICATOR AND RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,081, dated February24, 1891.

Application filed September 26, 1889. Serial No. 325,157. (No model.)

To all whom it 72mg concern.-

.Be it known that we, CHARLES KRLsE, of the city and county of New York,in the State of New York, and CARL Ni 'EISS, of Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings, in said State, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Apparatus for Indicating and Recording Cash Payments,&c.; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, making apartof this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in cash-recorders forindicating cash payments.

It has for its object to produce a simple effective machine which shallnot only indicate and record the amount paid, but also the time ofrecording the same.

It consists in the construction, arrange ment, and combination of theseveral mechanical devices involved in the machine, as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

Said devices embrace a series of keys corresponding with and severallydesignated by the unit and its multiples by which the cash payments tobe made are to be noted, an in-- dicating device bearing the severalnumbers by which the keys are designated, said numbers being made toappear singly at a suitable sight-openingin the case of the machine eachby the movement of the appropriate key, a type-carrier bearing a seriesof type severally representing the key-numbers, and which by themovementof the same key are severally brought to line of printsynchronously with the display of the like number at the sight-opening,and, furthermore, in combination therewith and with suitable printingmechanism, of an auxiliary type-carrier bearing type to indicate thedivisions of time, which by a clock movement are successively broughtinto position for imprint upon the blank strip which receives theimprintof the cash-recording type.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of our improvedchronometric cash-recorder with the top of its casing re moved toexhibitits working parts, the machine being constructed to recordpayments of live cents or multiples thereof. Fig. 2 is an irregularvertical section in line a: a: of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a similar sectionillustrating the movement of a key and the parts actuated thereby, andFig. l a detached sectional View in line y y of Fig. 1.

Similar letters and numbers indicate like parts in all of the figures.

A A is the frame of the machine, having a cash-drawer A titted in thelower portion thereof.

13 B are thekeys, and B B the key-levers by which the cash registeringand indicating mechanism is operated. These key-levers are mounted tooscillate upon a single shaft 0, extending from end to end of the frameA A, with their outer arms carrying the keys B B projecting in front.Every alternate arm is bent upward, so as to carry its key higher thanthat on either side of it (see Fig. and closer to the front plate of thecasing. The keys are thus disposed in two rows (see Fig. l) for the sakeof compactness and case of selection.

The keydevers B B are made to rest loosely upon the shaft C, beingdetached therefrom, and the shaft itself is left free to rock in itsbearings at each end. Arms D and D are made to project upwardly from theshaft at each end thereof to rock with it, and are connected by arod D,extending above the keylevers parallel with the shaft 0. The keylevers 3are severally formed each with an offset E upon its upper side to engagethe inner side of the rod D, as shown in Figs. 2 and and the rod isswung normally into engagement with said offsets by the stress of aspring D applied to an arm D projectingfrom the shaft C opposite thearms D. A pivoted dog consisting of a plate F is made to extend thelength of the rod D parallel therewith, and is hinged at one edge inposition to allow its opposite edge to drop and rest upon the red I)when the latter is in its normal position immediately over the shaft 0.The free front edge of this plate or dog F is longitudinally notched andadapted thereby to engage and rest upon the otfsetsE E of tie key-leverswhen left unsupported by the rod D, as shown in Fig. A toe a is made toproject from the rod D to engage the dog F and facilitate lifting thesame after it has dropped "by reason of the withdrawal of the rod fromit.

-The inner arm of each key-lever B is fitted at its end with a lateralroller G, adapted to engage the inner edge of one of a series ofopencams H. H, having substantially the form shown in the accompanyingdrawings, Figs-2 and 3. Each cam H is fitted upon a rock-shaft I, whichis mounted beneath the inner ends of the keys in suitable bearings ateach end of the frame, so as to extend parallel with the key-shaft O.The cams 11 ll for the entire set of keys are all made to correspond,and they are so adjusted and secured each by means of a set-screw 0 (seeFig. 2) to the rock-shaft I as to project above the shaft withplane'will intersect that of the shaft I, preferably at about the middleof its length; The

inner edge or periphery of the upperend of each open cam His madein'theform of a semicircular curve d, FigsQland 3, of a diameter slightlylarger-than thatof the roller G, the ends of the semicircle beingcontinued tangentially with an outward ogee curve e, enlarging indiameter in its lower member at fias' shown in Figsli and'3. Each camisso 1 adjustedas that when the cam is in its nor- -mal position, if itskey Bis depressedsoas to elevate the friction-roller G on the inner endof itskeY-leVer B, the roller shall strike against the ogee curve 6 onone side of the "camgand-ac-t-ing as a wedge against it in its upwardmovement will swing the cam-plate H over, as shown in Fig. 3, andthereby cause itto turn the shaft I to a corresponding ex- 'tent. "Thismovement will cause a similar movement in the same direction orantheother cams'H H, their'movement being free "-K, 'a'nd an arm L is made t6project from the shaft'l', or from the one cam-plate H, which may be in.position underthe shaft K, up

. through said slot m, whereby when the shaft within the helical slotwill cause the shaft K I isoscilla'ted in the onedirection or the otherthecorrosponding movement of the arm L keys B B, the periphery of I thewheel being divided into as many-equal spaces asthere arc keys, each toreceive its appropriate number-for character. v

'lhe'cam placed at one end of the shaft I and actuated by the key at oneend of the series is so adjusted as that when moved by its key it willcause said shaft I to oscillate in manner as described far enough tocause the shaft K to make a half-revolution in the one direction fromits-initial point, and the camat the opposite end of the shaft I,actuated by the key at the opposite end of the machine, will when movedby said key cause the shaft K to make a half-revolution in the oppositedirection, so that if after the key at one extreme of the series hasbeen played and the key at the other extreme be next played the arm Lwill be caused to make its full sweep and the shaft K and itsindicating-wheel M a-complete revolution.

The intermediate cams are so adjusted as that themovement of eachunderthe action of its appropriate keyand roller willrotate the-shaft' ladistance proportionate to the angle at'wh'ich the cam is adjustedthereon, so that the rotation of the shaft K will be differentiated bythat of the several cams in manner as described. The movement ofany onekey will thusoperate to cause the shaft to rotate-far enough to bringthe particular figure on the indicating-disk M which corresponds withthe key played to a sight-openshaft-K to rotate with it, and is soadjusted as to bringtoa line of-printv the-same character as is broughtto viewon the indicatingwheel M at the sight-opening N. Thetype onthetype-wheels-may be inked-after. each impression by meansof anyofthe-forms of inking devices known to the art. Preferably we employ forthe-purpose a thin inking-pad or piece of inked ribbon stretchedin asuitable frame 0, which .is fixed immediately over the line of print,said padzor-ribbon being connected with a lateral fountain R, containingsponge or other absorbent material saturated with ink. The imprint isobtained from the type upon a suitablepi'ece or strip of paperplacedover the same-under the ribbon by the blow of :a hammer O,

mounted on an elastic arm h, projecting to the line of print from abarQ, playing freely with a longitudinal moyementin suitable ways atoneside of the shaft K, so-that the bar when-raised shall dropautomatically,

either by gravity or underthe stress of a spring. The descent of the baris arrested in time to allow the momentum of the-hamn1er alone to carryit down upon the type. by springing the elastic armh,and this arm will,after theblow is delivered,.lift the hammer clear of the type. Thehammer Ois lifted for its blowat each oscillation of the shaft C,produced, as described, by the depression. of any one of the keysthrough the intervention of a pivoted bell-crank lever S, one of whosearms is coupled by a link S (see Fig. 3) to the free end of the arm Dprojecting from the shaft 0, and the other, in the form of a toe g, ismade to rest normally under the end of a trip-latch T, pivoted to thebar Q, carrying the hannner, and swung normallyinto position to beengaged by the toe g by a spring T. As the lever S- is oscillated inunison with the oscillation of the shaft 0, the toe g is swung upward,carrying with it the bar Q, until, moving in an arc, the end of the toepasses out from under the end of the latch T and leaves the bar Qunsupported to drop back automatically to its first position. As the toesubsequently returns to its normal position the pivoted latch T yieldsas the toe bears against it to allow the toe to pass under it, itsspring T being compressed meanwhile in readiness to throw out the latchto its normal. position when released.

The recording-strip U, upon which the cash payments are recorded, iscarried on a level with the type at line of print on the recordingtype-wheel P from a reel U on one side of said wheel to and betweenfeed-rollers U U at the other side, as shown in Fig. 4, and between thetype and the inking ribbon or pad 7'. It is fed forward intermittentlyeach time the hammer is lifted to produce an imprint by means of aratchet-wheel V on the end of one of the feed-rollers. the ratchet beingin position to be actuated by a springactuated pawl V, (see dottedlinesin Fig. 4,) pivoted upon the reciprocating bar Q, carrying the hammer,whereby the ratchet is moved one step at each outward movement of thebar. A return or reverse movement of any one of the keys before it hasfully completed its stroke is prevented by means of a pivoted dog orlever V, one arm of which is adapted to swing upward into contact withthe free end of the arm D on the shaft 0, its contact being enforced bythe stress of a spring 1 The edge of the lever \V which bears againstthe end of the arm D is serrated, as atj, Figs. 2 and 3, and itterminates in a long upwardly-projecting tooth 7. while the end of thearm D is notched and shaped to present an angular tooth Z, which willengage the notches j j as said arm D swings over them, and will insliding over the inner face of the tooth 7.1 operate as a wedge to forcedown the lever W until it slips beyond it, whereupon the tooth 7e willdrop into the notch in the end of the arm D" and there rest as thelatter completes its movement. The engagement of the tooth Z with thenotches 'j and finally with the toothed end it" of the lever willprevent abackward movement of the arm 1) until the lever is depressed,and thereby released from said' arm. So soon as the arm D has been thusswung to its inward position by the depression of a key B and the key isreleased the key will, by reason of its independent movement upon theshaft 0, return to its normal position, leaving the arm D locked by thelever W, and so long as the arm D remains thus locked the rod D will beclear of the dog F, which will consequently be free to engage and lockall the keys until the arm D is released. The release of said arm tounlock the keys is effect-ed by means of a wedge-shaped lug a, fitted tothe cashdrawer A in position to engage and lift whenever the drawer ispulled open, an arm n, projecting from the pivotal hub or shaft of thelever V, in a direction opposite to that of said lever W. (See Figs. 2and 3.) The lifting of the arm a will operate to depress the lever W andthereby release its tooth 7r; from the arm D, which will then fly backunder the stress of its spring D to its normal position, as shown inFig. 2. The lug n on the drawer A is also made to engage with the arm awhen the latter returns to its normal position after the lug has passedback under it, so as to automatically lock the drawer in its closedposition, as shown in Fig. 2, and the drawer may not be released untilthe arm a has been lifted by a movementof the lever XV, produced, asdescribed, by the play of one of the keys B.

The time at which each movementof either of the keys to produce a recordon the strip U is made is recorded on the strip by means of atime-recording type-wheel 10, mounted to revolve loosely on the shaft Kby the side of the cash-recording type-wheel P. This time-wheel 10,bearing upon its periphery type indicating the several hours of the day,or such other subdivisions of time as may be desired, is made of thesame diameter as the adjoining cash-recording type-wheel P, so that thetype on both shall come to the same line of print under the same hammer,inkingpad, and recording-strip. This time-wheel 10 is actuated by meansof an oscillating pawl ll, Fig. 4, engaging a ratchet-wheel 16 attachedto the time-wheel and having teeth equal in number to the number of typeon said wheel. This pawl is pivoted upon an oscillating arm 12, swingingupon the shaft K, with its free end resting upon a cam or too it on thespindle 13, which is made to rotate by means of a clock 17, of anyapproved construction,mounted in the frame or case of the machine. Thecam it is adapted by its form, as shown in Fig. l, to lift the free endof the arm 12 at each revolution thereof far enough to bring the pawl 11into engagement with a fresh tooth on the ratchet-wheel 16. The arm isheld in engagement with the cam, and is retracted to cause theratchet-wheel engaged by its pawl 11 to turn one step each time it islifted by the stress of a spring 15.

\Vhere the typewheel is made to print the hours, the cam it is securedupon the hourspindle of the clock 17, so that said cam shall be revolvedonce in every hour. The revolution of the cam, actuated by theclock-work,

I will thus operate to turn the time-recording type=wheell0 one step'ineach hour, so as to bring the typedenoting the hour of the day to lineof print. :Each imprint from the cashrecording wheel P .will thus bear.with it an imprint of the hour in .which it was made,

both impressions being made simultaneously upon the one-strip Uby theone movement .ofthe same hammer O.

A hammer 18, carried upon the end of an elastic. rod 19, secured to therock shaft 0,. is

madeby each return. movement ofsaid shaft,

after it: has beenoscillated by the'depression of one of the keys B, tostrike a bell20 to indicate the fact that a. key has been played,andthereby call attentionto the amountrecorded; as i'trappea-rs atthe-sight-opening N.

=.We.-claim as our in vention I 1. The comb nation, with the printingmechanism in cash-recording machine, of twoindependent type-carriers,.aclockactuating automaticall-y one of the type-carriers to indicate time,a manualidevice actuating the other type-carriertoindicate differentvalues, and

.a recording-stri p actuated automatically by saidmanualxdevice andmoving over both type-carriers to receive an imprint from each,substantially in the manner and. for the purpose herein set forth.

The combination,.in a cash-recording device-with its cash-recordingtype-wheel and itsprintingand feed mechanisms, substantiallyv as hereindescribed, of a time-recordin g type-wheelmountedto produce an imprintsimultaneously with the imprint from the cash-recording wheel upon thesame strip, a clock,.a rotating spindle. actuated by the clock-work,acam upon said spindle, a swingingpawl actuatedbysaid-cam in. itsrevolution, and a ratchetwheel engaged by said pawl and connectedwiththe time-recording wheel, substantiallyin the manner and for thepurposeherein set forth.

The combination, Lina cash-recorder, of

an indicator, a cash-printing Wheel controlled bythe. indicator, atime-printingvwheel controlled bya. clock, asingle recording-stripadapted to receive an imprintfrom both the cash andv time wheels, andfeed mechanism operated by the movements of the. recording-mechanism,-substantially in the manner and for: :the. purpose hereinset forth.

.4. The. combination, in a cash-recorder, of

-.a set of: keys having different values, a cashrecording type-carrieractuated and adjusted mediately bysaid keys, a time-recordingtypecarrier, a. clock mediately actuating and adjusting the same, arecording-strip adapted to receive animprint from both type-carriers,6o;

feed mechanism actuated by the movement of .eachkey to move therecording-strip, and printinginechanism actuated automatically .at eachmovement of the feedmechanism to, produce an imp ession upon therecordingstrip simultaneously from both type-carriers,

- substantialiyin .tnemanner and for the purpose herein set forth.

5. The combination, in a cash recording or indicating machine, of arock-shaft ar helically-slotted shaft mounted to rotate transversely tothe axis of said rock-shaft,anarn1 carriedby the rock-shaft tooscillatewith it and project into engagement withthe helicalslotinthe rotatingshaft, a series of duplicate open cams differentiallyadjusted upon saidrock-shaft and secured to it, and a series.

of oscillating key-levers each made to engage at its inner end thecurved inner face of one of saidcams, whereby the oscillation of either,jkey-lever-will produce an oscillation of I the cam and its shaft andacorresponding movement of 1 the arm carried by theshaftto produce amovement of the slotted rotating shaft engaged thereby, substantially inthe manner and for the purpose hereiuset-forth.

6. The combination, in a cashmachine,

with its cash-drawerA', of-aseries of keylevers B- B, arock-shaft"O,uponwhich said levers are loosely pivoted, a;parallelrod'D, carried by said shaft upon radial armsD'D to contact with theseveral levers and be moved by either,anarm -D projecting-from saidshaft to oscillate with it, a pivoted-lever W, engaging the arm D to beoscillated by it, and a lug or catch n',-projecting from the drawer tonormally engage-and be locked .by said leverwhen the drawer is closedandbe freed from said engagement by the oscillation of the lever V,substantiallyin the manner and for the purpose herein-setforth.

7 The combination, in a cash-machine, of the series of key-levers B ;B'the rock-shaft 0, upon which they are loosely pivoted, the

- hingeddogF, adapt-ed when free to lock automatically the entire seriesof keys, and the parallel rodD, carried by the shaft 0, to engage thedog'F and move it clear of the leverswhen the keys areall at rest, andwhich is released from the dog to free it when the ,shaft is rocked bythe movement of any one engaging said arm D to hold it when swung Iforward by the playof a key, the-cash-drawer A, and the lug n'upon thesaid drawer actu- .ating said lever W when the drawer is opened, torelease the arm D and thereby unlock the keys, substantially in themanner and: for the purpose herein set forth.

- '9. The combination, in a cash-recorder,with the, cash-recordingtype-carrier, the recording-strip led overt-he same to receive animprint therefrom, and the interposed inking device, of, the feedmechanism moving said strip, the reciprocating bar actintting' said feedincchai'lism, the rock-shaft actuating mediately by its oscillation saidreciprocating bar and having arms extending radially from either endthereof, a parallel rod connecting said arms, and a series of key-leverspivoted loosely upon the rock-shaft and made to severally engage saidparallel rod when a key is depressed, whereby the depression of a key ismade to feed the recording-strip forward, substantially in the mannerand for the purpose herein set forth.

10. The combination, in a caslrrecorder, substantially as described,with its cash-recording type-carrier, its aetuatingdieys, theinkingdevice, the recording-strip led over the type on the type-carrier,the feed mechanism moving said strip, and the reciprocating baractuating said feed mechanism, substantially in manner as described, ofthe hammer carried by said reciprocating bar to drop at each movementthereof upon the type and produce an imprint therefrom upon therecordingstrip, substantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinset forth.

11. The combination of a rock-shaft,al1elically-slotted shaft mounted torotate transall ycrsely to the axis of said rock-shaft, a wheel carriedby said rotating shaft and bearing a series of peripheral characters, anarm carried by the rock-shaft to engage the helical slot in the rotatingshaft, and means for actuating the rock-shaft, substantially in themanner and for the purpose herein set forth.

12. A type-carrier for indicating or printing letters, figures, orcharacters denoting time and controlled by a clock or time-piece, incombination with a type-carrier for indicat-. ing or printing numbers toindicate cash payments and controlled by a series of keys havingdifferent Values, and a recording-strip carried over both type-carriersto receive an impression from each, the movement of which is produced bythe action of the printing or impression mechanism, substantially in themanner and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two snl'iscribing witnesses.

CHAS. KRUSE. CART, \V. \VEISS. 'Witnesses:

A. N. J ESBERA, E. M. Warsox.

